And in three seconds I lose everything.
“We met a few weeks ago and I told him the
truth. He had a right to know.”
A right?
He abandoned her.
“I should have told you sooner, but between one
thing and another, I didn’t have the courage plus I
couldn’t find the right moment.”
The right moment to tell me that he was back in
her life? In their life?
“Nate is her father, Patrick. Her … real father,
and I can’t ignore him,” she concludes leaving
what little is left of my heart in tatters.
I raise my hands and walk away briskly without
turning back. Because it’s their baby. Not mine.
Never was. Even if I wished it were mine more
than anything I’ve ever wished for before.
Because I loved them. I love them. Both of
them.
Like I could never love anyone.
Love makes you blind and stupid.
And useless.
I am a useless man.
I go away from her, from this love that turned
me upside down and quenched my thirst and has
now left me dried out and completely empty.
Jay follows me closely, even if he doesn’t say
anything. He gives me space to vent my rage that I
know is about to overcome me and throw me
down.
